Awakening The Fire

Product Description Grammy Award-nominees R. Carlos Nakai and Will Clipman delve into a primal sonic odyssey, channeling a sound that grounds each of US in the center of our being, a place where all cultures merge into the river of human existence. The ancient call of Native American cedar flute and the vibration of African, Native American and Asian rhythms connect to our innermost essence and finely tune the awakening energies inside each of US nourishing inner balance and harmony. Review R. Carlos Nakai is the best-known Native American flutist in the world, and is largely responsible for spreading the tradition far beyond its origins. Until modern times, most Native American music was largely vocal, with only small pockets of instrumental traditions, like the whistles of the Northwest which weren't strictly musical (I've even seen bagpipe prototypes among Native American historical instruments), or the one-string Apache fiddle, spread throughout N. America. The flute was more widespread, though certainly not a dominant instrument. The Native American flute enjoyed a kind of revival in the late 20th century, based on the Plains style of flute playing, but as Nakai proved, the sound of the instrument was so evocative that it could as easily be used for improvising as playing traditional melodies. Embraced by the New Age movement, Native American flute and Nakai's albums sold huge numbers of units. Loyal to Canyon Records, Nakai's stayed with this label from the beginning, and his new album is also on Canyon. Awakening the Fire is a duet album with Nakai improvising long, beautiful, drawn-out musical ideas on the flute alongside percussionist Will Clipman's many ethnic percussion instruments. It's a great album for listening and enjoying the wooden timbre of the flute and also enjoying the push and pull between two master musicians exploring each other's craft. --Devon Leger (Hearth Music)
ASIN: B00AJPZY6Q
VSKU: DBV.B00AJPZY6Q.G
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Author/Artist:R. Carlos Nakai|R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman|Will Clipman
Binding: Audio cd
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